UNABSORBED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

unabsorbed

adjective

Definition of unabsorbed

as in absent

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Recent Examples of unabsorbed When taken on an empty stomach, these types of supplements may pass through largely unabsorbed, leading to minimal or no benefits. — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 6 May 2026 This can reduce the amount of the nutrient that enters your bloodstream, with the unabsorbed portion passing through your digestive system. — Lauren Manaker, SELF, 23 Mar. 2026 Bacterial Imbalances Iron supplements, especially unabsorbed iron, can change the balance of bacteria in your gut. — Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 31 Oct. 2025 Orlistat can cause digestive problems because unabsorbed fat passes into and lingers in the colon. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The blood-red remnant seen on cloth is visible due to the leftover light wavelengths that remain unabsorbed by the condiment’s chemical composition. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025 The company reported a net income of $95 million for the quarter, compared to $58 million in the previous year, with the increase attributed to higher volumes and lower unabsorbed costs. — Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024 University of Vienna's Lukas Kenner theorizes that clumps of concentrated, unabsorbed antibiotics attached to the surface of nanoplastics could provide the perfect breeding ground for bacteria to become resistant to the medication. — Joe Salas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024

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Adjective

That’s not to say the politics that so often dominate our lives were absent or should have been ignored.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Elsewhere, the attempts to push the beloved main characters of the first series (minus Suki, inexplicably absent) into adulthood yield mostly disappointing results.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 July 2026

Definition of absent

Adjective

As materials pass through hubs like Singapore, their origins often become increasingly abstracted.

— Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Affecting meaningful change — or suffering from the lack of it — has become so abstracted for the rich and powerful that everything feels like entertainment to them.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025

Definition of abstracted

Adjective

Despite the conversations on AI and the state of the art market, the Summit seemed oddly unfocused.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026
Defense and conditioning needs work In what has been a role reversal for a man who was lauded as a stopper in Ann Arbor, Lendeborg’s hot shooting has been balanced out by his unfocused defense.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 July 2026

Definition of unfocused

Adjective

Musiala carries on walking, oblivious to the fact that his new team-mate is no longer by his side until two of Bayern’s media staff, one with a microphone and another holding a camera, scamper back to the stairs, where Olise is hiding.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 14 July 2026
But for another two and a half years, it’s stuck with a boss who often seems oblivious to customer concerns.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

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